Message from @Fellow Comrade
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and what we see is fascinating
left and right handed spinning versions of the particles dont behave the same
see that right handed electrons dont interact with weak force
i.e. e(r) sits right on the 0 of the x-axis
if a particle has a line over it, thats the antimatter version of the particle
so theres 4 different electrons.
i with you so far.
left handed and right handed electron
and left handed and right handed positron
notice how the DISTANCE between every particle
is represented by a force carrier vector
i.e. if you take a down quark and add W to it, you get an up quark
ok i'm starting to get a bit lost now. lol
oh yeah i get you
left and right handed particles are connected by higgs interactions
higgs is the center line
yes this is fantastic image
so, when a left handed down quark interacts with higgs field, it becomes right handed down quark
and etc for all the other particles
so this BREAKS a symmetry
the higgs field is infinite
so all these particles can jump around on the X and Y axis
so the stable dimension that remains
is perpendicular, the electric charge
thats preserved after higgs interactions
epic
this is why we say the higgs is responsible for electroweak symmetry breaking
and now you basically understand how it works
if i ever get past undergrad physics, i'm coming to you for questions i have. lmao
The only things this chart leaves out are like.... really theres 3 generations of matter, so pretend its superimposed on another dimension for flavor.
you've heard of electron, muon, and tau right
yeah
similarly for quarks, its up/down, charm/strange, and top/bottom
and this chart completely leaves out gluons, the force carriers of the strong force
but there's no way we can show all that in 2d